| 词条 | William Ecker |
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|name=William Ecker |image=William Ecker 1965.jpg | |caption = CAPT William B. Ecker, 1965 |birth_date={{Birth date|1924|4|6|mf=y}} |death_date={{Death date and age|2009|11|5|1924|4|6|mf=y}} |birth_place=Omaha, Nebraska |death_place= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United States}} |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears=1942-1974 |rank=Captain |commands= Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 62 |battles=World War II Cuban Missile Crisis |awards=Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal |laterwork= }} William Ecker (April 6, 1924 – November 5, 2009) was a United States Navy officer. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. A career officer and Naval Aviator, he served in the United States Navy from 1942 until 1974. He is most famous for his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Cuban Missile CrisisOn October 23, 1962, as Commanding Officer of Photo Reconnaissance Squadron 62 (VFP-62), then-Commander Ecker led the first low-level reconnaissance flight over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis and (together with his wing man, Lieutenant Bruce Wilhelmy, and four other VFP-62 pilots) took the first close-up photos of the Soviet missile bases in Cuba.[1] During this mission, they both flew RF-8 Crusader aircraft. After the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Ecker received the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) for his service.[2] The unit he commanded, VFP-62, received the Navy Unit Commendation.[3] This Navy Unit Commendation was the first one awarded for a peacetime operation and it was personally presented by President John F. Kennedy in a ceremony on November 26, 1962.[4] Later lifeCaptain William B. Ecker, USN (Retired) lived in the Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C. From 1988 to 1998, he was a docent at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's facility in Suitland, Maryland where he led public tours of aircraft, spacecraft and other artifacts in a location where they were stored, preserved and restored for the museum. He moved to Punta Gorda, Florida in 2001 and resided there until his death on November 5, 2009.[5] Before his death, Captain Ecker began writing a book with Kenneth V. Jack entitled "Blue Moon Over Cuba: Aerial Reconnaissance during the Cuban Missile Crisis." This book was released on August 21, 2012. Depictions in popular cultureIn 2000, his actions were depicted in the movie Thirteen Days, which was produced by Kevin Costner. In this movie, he was played by Christopher Lawford, the nephew of JFK.[6] References1. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VCi6r1ByoEAC&pg=PA9&dq=%2223+October+1962+under+the+codename+blue+moon%22&ei=_XjYS42eMYmqNpyN4NkG&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%2223%20October%201962%20under%20the%20codename%20blue%20moon%22&f=false|title=RF-8 Crusader Units Over Cuba and Vietnam, by Peter Mersky, page 9}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vfp62.com/IMAGES_8/Ecker_DFC_s.jpg|title=Official US Navy Distinguished Flying Cross Citation for William B. Ecker}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vfp62.com/CMC_Newsletter.html|title=Official US Navy Citation for Navy Unit Commendation for VFP-62}} 4. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VCi6r1ByoEAC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=%22first+peacetime+navy+unit+commendation%22&source=bl&ots=hc3nFia1wz&sig=Y6iow5zJkDZma8rTye0SrwJo6wo&hl=en&ei=xnHYS7avFozw9gSxobysBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22first%20peacetime%20navy%20unit%20commendation%22&f=false|title=FR-8 Crusader Units Over Cuba and Vietnam, by Peter Mersky, page 11}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/12/AR2009111210881.html?referrer=emailarticle|title=Washington Post Obituary for Captain William B. Ecker | work=The Washington Post | first=Adam | last=Bernstein | date=November 13, 2009}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://homevideo.about.com/library/weekly/aa071801a.htm|title=Thirteen Days Movie Review by Ivana Redwine}} External links
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